Varsham (transl. Rain) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film produced by M.S. Raju on his Sumanth Art Productions banner and directed by Sobhan, the film stars Prabhas, Trisha, and Gopichand and the music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
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Directed by | Sobhan |
Screenplay by | M.S. Raju Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues) |
Story by | Veeru Potla |
Produced by | M.S. Raju |
Starring | Prabhas Trisha Gopichand |
Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
Edited by | K. V. Krishna Reddy |
Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | Sumanth Art Productions |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Box office | est.₹18 crore (Distributor Share)[1] |
The film was remade in Tamil as Mazhai, Odia as Barsa My Darling, and in Hindi as Baaghi.
Venkat, an unemployed youngster, meets Sailaja, a middle-class beauty, on a train journey, and they are immediately attracted to each other after dancing in a rain shower. At the same time, Sailaja catches the eye of Bhadranna, a dangerous, ruthless politician who also fell in love with her. Venkat keeps bumping into Sailaja every time it rains, and they fall in love. Ranga Rao, Sailaja's father, is a typical black sheep with many bad habits. Bhadranna approaches him with the marriage proposal, and Ranga Rao jumps on that and agrees. Later, a film producer Seenayya approaches Ranga Rao with an offer for Sailaja to act in a movie. Ranga Rao thinks that acting in films would be more lucrative than marrying her off to Bhadranna. He first successfully creates clashes between lovers, convinces Sailaja to act in a movie, and leaves with her to the city. Venkat also leaves for Vizag to his uncle's place. In Vizag, Sailaja becomes a leading lady in the movies, and Venkat works with his uncle in a quarry as a demolition expert. Months later, Bhadranna is cheated of some money by Ranga Rao, and he finds out where Sailaja now lives, kidnaps her, and tries to change her mind about marrying him. Seenayya gets tensed as the shooting was paused, and Ranga Rao advises him to approach Venkat, as he believes that Venkat still loves Sailaja. Venkat agrees and fights with Bhadranna for Sailaja. Gradually, Sailaja learns that she misunderstood Venkat and apologizes. They reconcile happily, and both start loving again. That night, Bhadranna kills his brother Kaasi for not bringing Sailaja. Bhadranna is coming back from Hyderabad to destroy Venkat and marry Sailaja. During the festival, Bhadranna stabs Venkat but is stopped by his uncle Sivayya. After the fight, Venkat defeats Bhadranna and embraces Sailaja and Venkat's friends. Suddenly, Bhadranna regains consciousness but dies when a statue covered in fire collapses on him. The movie ends with Venkat and Sailaja reuniting.
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Soundtrack album by Devi Sri Prasad | ||||
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Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 30:18 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
Devi Sri Prasad chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and all lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Seetaaraama Saastry. Music was released on Aditya Music.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nuvvosthanante" | K. S. Chithra, Raqeeb Alam | 5:33 |
2. | "Mellagaa" | S. P. B. Charan, Sumangali | 5:21 |
3. | "Nizam Pori" | Adnan Sami, Suneeta Rao | 4:12 |
4. | "Langa Voni" | Tippu, Usha | 3:54 |
5. | "Neeti Mullai" | Sagar, Sumangali | 1:22 |
6. | "Kopama" | Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:52 |
7. | "Joole Joole" | Mallikarjun, Kalpana | 5:04 |
Total length: | 30:18 |
A critic from Sify said that "The major drawback of Varsham is the second half, which has an overdose of violence and narration is marred by two dream songs. The director Shobhan loses grip on the story after the fast paced first half. Still Varsham is worth a look".[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com opined that "It's a love story with good technical values. You may definitely watch this film".[3]
Awards | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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Nandi Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | K. S. Chithra (for song "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana ") | Won | [4] |
Best Choreographer | Prabhu Deva | Won | ||
Best Audiographer | Madhusudan Reddy | Won | ||
52nd Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | Varsham (M. S. Raju) | Won | [5] |
Best Actor | Prabhas | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Trisha | Won | ||
Best Villain | Gopichand | Nominated | ||
Best Music Director | Devi Sri Prasad | Won | ||
Best Female Playback Singer | K. S. Chithra (for song "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana") | Won | ||
Best Cinematographer | S. Gopal Reddy | Won | ||
CineMAA Awards | Best Film | Varsham (M. S. Raju) | Won | [6] |
Sensational Hero | Prabhas | Won | ||
Best Actress | Trisha | Won | ||
Best Villain | Gopichand | Won | ||
Best Choreographer | Prabhu Deva | Won | ||
Best Music Director | Devi Sri Prasad | Won | ||
Best Cinematographer | S. Gopal Reddy | Won | ||
Santosham Film Awards | Best Film | Varsham (M. S. Raju) | Won | [7] |
Best Actress | Trisha | Won | ||
Best Young Performer | Prabhas | Won | ||
Best Music Director | Devi Sri Prasad | Won | ||
Best Female Playback Singer | K. S. Chithra (for song "Nuvvosthanante") | Won | ||
Best Lyricist | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Won | ||
Best Cinematographer | S. Gopal Reddy | Won | ||
Best Choreographer | Prabhu Deva | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | M. S. Raju | Won | ||
Best Dialogue | Paruchuri Brothers | Won |
The film celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centers[8] 100 days in 79 centers film did ₹18 - 20 crore (equivalent to ₹−60 crore or US$−7.5 million in 2020) business.[citation needed] The film celebrated its silver jubilee (175 days) celebration with Chiranjeevi attending as the chief guest.[9]
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Preceded by | Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) 2004 |
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